His presentation captures the essence of the elusive and mythical paradise of shangrila as imagined in james hiltons novel, lost horizon, as well as the often harsh. In his book, shangrila along the tea horse road, yamashita follows the. Shangrila along the tea road to lhasa contains a close up look at a mystical and remote land, with photographs of a way of life that is fast disappearing. We sell books based on art, culture, religion of himalayan kingdom nepal, mountaineering, travel kits, souvenir items to take back home. Follow a portion of the tea horse road through the eyes of michael yamashita, photographer and writer of the book shangrila. Michael yamashita has been shooting for the national geographic magazine for over 30 years. H e graduated from wesleyan university with a degree in asian studies and later went to japan for seven years. Mike yamashita has combined his dual passions of photography and travel for over 25 years as a shooter for national geographic and, more recently, with his film production company, saga pictures.
Shangrila along the tea road to lhasa asia society. National geographic photographer michael yamashita mcaw. Michael yamashita has been a regular contributor to national geographic magazine since 1979. Seda larong monastery, worlds largest tibetan buddhist school, home to some 40,000 monks. In 1971 he graduated from wesleyan university with a degree in asian studies. He has written for national and regional publications and is a former special projects reporter for the boston globe, where he was a. Marco polo is also the subject of his awardwinning national geographic channel documentary, marco polo. Photographer michael yamashita has been shooting for the national geographic magazine for over 30 years, combining his dual passions of photography and travel. The lakeside potala palace in lhasa was once home to the dalai lamas, tibets spiritual leaders.
After graduating from wesleyan university with a degree in asian studies, he spent seven years in asia, whi. The morris county arts workshop mcaw hosts after school activities, for students from prek through middle school ages, in classes and private lessons, include visual arts, music, movement and music. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2. National geographic photographer michael yamashita calls. The activities include chester, mendham, farhills, longvalley, randolph and. Michael yamashita archives national geographic fine art. Window to shangrila, china, 20 national geographic fine. Michael yamashita is a 30year awardwinning veteran of the national geographic, and has photographed a vast range of topics and locations, most notably in asia. Through vivid photographs and personal narrative, michael yamashita captures. Newsevents books the silk road journey store stock contact books shangrila books the great wall books new york flying high books zheng he books marco polo books japan soul of a nation books mekong books. Michael yamashitas latest book includes hundreds of stunning images reflecting a mystical and remote land, with photographs of a way of life that is fast disappearing. Shangrila began as a light novel which was initially serialized in kadokawa shotens newtype magazine between the april 2004 and may 2005 issues. Michael yamashita has 18 books on goodreads with 374 ratings. Michael has been shooting for the national geographic magazine for over three decades, combining his dual passions of photography and travel.
After graduating from wesleyan university with a degree in asian studies, he spent seven years in asia, which became his. Shangrila a wonderful journey along the tea road to lasha by bibb elizabeth isbn. Sacred buddhist sites and ancient trade routes in eastern. Mitchell zuckoff is the author of lost in shangrila, a new york times bestseller and winner of the winshippen new england award.
Michael yamashita, awardwinning national geographic photographer and documentary filmmaker, is the author of zheng he. Michael yamashita will discuss his new book at the asia society, in admiralty, on october 25, from 6. A single 592page volume was released on september 22, 2005. Shangrila along the tea horse road, took him to the far reaches of western china and the himalayas to capture the fast. He began working for the national geographic in 1979 and since then traveled to places as diverse as somalia, sudan, england, ireland, and papua new guinea. National geographic photography courses the great courses. Description shangrila by michael yamashita the legendary chamagudao, the teahorse road, winds through dizzying mountain passes, across famed rivers like the mekong and the yangtze and past monasteries and meadows in a circuitous route from sichuan and yunnan provinces in western china to the tibetan capital city of lhasa. Compare book prices on to buy books from the lowest price among top online book retailers. Tracing the epic voyages of chinas greatest explorer, the great wall from beginning to end, and mekong. National geographic photographer michael yamashita will present the.
Jan 07, 2014 visions of shangrilaand tales of a vagabond grandfatherspark a quest to the peaks and gorges of the eastern himalaya and chinas yunnan province. He has received several industry awards, including those from the national press photographers association pictures of the year, the new york art directors club, and the asianamerican journalists association. Michael yamashitas most popular book is marco polo. National geographic photographer joins compass rose. Window to shangrila, china, 20 national geographic. Newsevents books the silk road journey store stock contact books shangrila books the great wall books new york flying high books zheng he books marco polo books japan soul of a nation books mekong books japanese gardens newspress commercecredit suisse commercesony commercehsbc commercemini countryman commercempa singapore commerce2015 bmw x books 88 the china collection commerce. Michael yamashita s most popular book is marco polo. Follow part of the tea horse road and visit shangrila with national geographic professional photographer michael yamashita, the professional photographer and author from the book shangrila. Shangrila by michael yamashita, 9783894059675, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Michael yamashitas shangrila along the tea road to lhasa join national geographic photographer michael yamashita for a rare and fastdisappearing view of tibet through images from his new book, shangrila. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover michael. His passion for the tibetan world led him to shoot five stories for natgeo. He has traipsed with camels across the taklimakan desert, scaled peaks in tibet and journeyed the length of the great wall. From beginning to end yamashita, michael, lindesay, william, yamashita, michael on.
His particular specialty is in retracing the paths of famous travelers, resulting in stories on marco polo, the japanese poet basho, and the chinese explorer zheng he. The china mystery revealed, in which yamashita retraces the thcentury venetians epic excursion to china. Visions of shangrilaand tales of a vagabond grandfatherspark a quest to the peaks and gorges of the eastern himalaya and chinas yunnan province. Michael yamashita is the author of the great wall 4. He began working for the national geographic in 1979 and since then traveled to places as diverse as somal. Michael yamashita is a 30year awardwinning veteran of national geographic and has photographed a vast range of topics and locations, most notably in asia. Michael yamashita has published books, mostly inspired by his 30 national geographic stories. Shangrila 9783894059675 by yamashita, michael and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Photographer michael yamashita discusses his fascinating but challenging journey through china into a rapidly changing tibet, while researching his. Chester township photographer visits a real shangrila. Mystic waters and journey to shangrila which resulted in the book, shangrila along the tea. Mike yamashita has combined his dual passions of photography and travel for over 25 years as a shooter for the national geographic. One of the most brilliant marketing moves in chinas brief modern history is the 2001 renaming of the town of zhongdian in northern yunnan to its present designation shangrila after the fictional mountain paradise imagined by novelist james hilton in his celebrated novel, lost horizon. Michael yamashita is an american photographer who was born in san francisco, but grew up in new jersey.
Pownal, maine prweb february 25, 2015 michael yamashita, author of ten photography books and winner of numerous industry awards, will join jock montgomery, owner of compass rose expeditions and adventure travel guide, to offer photography tours to yunnan and sri lanka in 2015. He traveled to japan to teach english as a second language after college. Michael yamashita has been shooting for the national geographic magazine for over 30 years, combining his dual passions of photography and travel. Michael yamashita, national geographic photographer. Interview with national geographics michael yamashita. Michael yamashita is an american photographer who was born in 1949 in san francisco, california, but grew up in montclair, new jersey. Joseph rock, the forgotten road, tibetan gold, jiuzhaigou. The novel was rereleased in two bunkobon volumes both released on october 25, 2008. Yamashitas other books include in the japanese garden, mekong. Newsevents books the silk road journey store stock contact books shangrila books the great wall books new york flying high books zheng he books marco polo books japan soul of a nation books mekong books japanese gardens newspress commercecredit suisse commercesony commercehsbc commercemini countryman commercempa singapore commerce2015. Evening discussion with michael yamashita, national geographic photographer. Michael yamashita shangrila prayer flags fly over the turquoise waters of the sacred lhamo latso lake yamashitaphoto prayer flags fly over lhamo latso lake. National geographic photographer michael yamashita bio.
He graduated from wesleyan university with a degree in asian studies and later went to japan for seven years. Specializing in asia, yamashita has covered vietnam and the mekong river, marco polos journey to china, the great wall, and the dmz between north and south korea, as well as almost every aspect of. Mar 15, 1999 it is arguably the greatest feat of civil engineering in history, and indisputably earths largest single cultural relic. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Shangrila, the name of the utopian lamasery described by novelist james hilton in his book lost horizon, summons visions of a magical city floating high above the earth, hidden away amidst towering mountains, where the secret of eternal peace, youth and happiness might be found. He has traipsed with camels across the taklimakan desert, scaled peaks in tibet, and journeyed the length of the great wall. Legends of marco polo along the silk road in northwest. Newsevents books the silk road journey store stock contact books shangrila books the great wall books new york flying high books zheng he books marco polo books japan soul of a nation books mekong books japanese gardens newspress commercecredit suisse commercesony commerce. In 1971 he graduated from wesleyan university with a degree in asian studies and later went to japan for seven years. The legendary chamagudao, the teahorse road, winds through dizzying mountain passes, across famed rivers like the mekong and the yangtze and past monasteries and meadows in a circuitous route from sichuan and yunnan provinces in western china to the tibetan capital city of lhasa. Salary, married, wedding, spouse, family michael yamashita is an american photographer who was born in 1949 in san francisco, california, but grew up in montclair, new jersey. View michael yamashitas profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. He has published more than 30 national geographic magazine features, as well as 10 books.
558 113 1442 119 172 889 54 1055 1322 529 1428 428 575 1040 575 880 1246 831 496 506 847 846 355 517 245 220 1449 39 556 729 56 829 33 571 1421 1257